11-Nor-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol-9-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (THC-COOEt): Unsuccessful search for a marker of combined cannabis and alcohol consumption

Forensic Science International

Volumn 196, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 78-84

  Nadulski, Thomas ^a   Bleeck, Simona ^a   Schräder, Johannes ^b   Bork, Wolf Rainer ^c   Pragst, Fritz ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Central Institute   (Germany)

^c LKA KT 41   (Germany)

Author keywords

11 Nor delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol 9 carboxylic acid ethyl ester; Alcohol marker; Cannabinoids; Hair analysis

Indexed keywords

ACID ANHYDRIDE; PENTAFLUOROPROPIONYL ANHYDRIDE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 11 NOR DELTA(9) TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL 9 CARBOXYLIC ACID; 11-NOR-DELTA(9)-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL-9-CARBOXYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROLYSIS; IONIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILYLATION; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ALCOHOLISM; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HAIR; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; FATTY ACIDS; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HAIR; HALLUCINOGENS; HUMANS; MARIJUANA SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 76749107008     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.12.026     Document Type: Article

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